Certain characteristics animals possess which defy human nature help to develop Robert’s character, animals in this novel are displayed to be closely related to Robert, the animals represent values of Robert, and of society today and they are often used by Findley as a symbol of hope amidst devastation. Findley uses animal imagery in order to reveal certain aspects of the protagonist Robert’s personality. He wants to show that it is through the animals that Robert truly expresses himself. Human nature is the general characteristics, feelings and behavioral traits of humankind, regarded as shared by all humans. Human nature consists of many different things, and one is judging.
Chikamatsu Vs. Shakespeare Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s tragedy, The Love Suicides at Soneszaki and Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet share many similarities. Both incorporate emotion to captivate the audience, and both utilize music to enhance the performances. The plot of Shakespeare’s play is similar to Chikamatsu’s in that the lovers are struggling to be with one another. Yet, The Love Suicides at Sonseki will leave the audience with the sense of having witnessed an actual event instead of a puppet theater show. The puppet play is written in an understandable language, where as Shakespearean plays are difficult to understand.
‘The Tragedy of King Richard the 3rd’ was a revolutionary play of its time due to its appeal of all classes ranging from the noblest Queen to the street pheasant. King Richard also explores the concept of what it means to be evil; Pacino’s film reflects this giving an insight on the faces, motives and free will of Richard. Shakespeare’s integrity lies in his accessibility to an audience and his ability to explore values within his plays. King Richard is a man who presents copious ideological characteristics and also throws into confusion many traditional values set into the mindsets of the Elizabethan and post-Elizabethan peoples. The opening lines of the play have Richard speak directly to the audience in the form of a soliloquy ‘Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious by this son of York,’ this metaphor is a direct link to the character of Richard, a man who is discontent.
This demonstrated that Boo had no connections to anyone outside his house since he was not allowed to have one which made misery rain on him. Lastly Boo was always discriminated and never appreciated for anything he had done to serve society. As the people of Maycomb always on thought of Boo being a bad person, he was shown evidently that he served society as a secret hero such as when he had saved the children from Bob Ewell; “Mr. Ewell was tryin’ to squeeze me to death . .
By giving dates to the actions of each major character, the play was given a sense of time, so the audience saw how long Albert was in France, for example. The puppetry used by the Handstring Puppet Company was creative and clever. Full-sized, lifelike and fully functional puppets were created for this play to resemble horses. This was used instead of the real animals to be easier to handle and a lot easier to control small details like moving your ears at this exact moment. By using the puppets instead of the real animals, it is easier to control how the play goes.
Another example where it shows that Thomas is alienated is when they talk about him wandering the corridors by himself. The author says “Nobody wanted to be anywhere near him because of all those stories.” (Alexie, 1994, para
Analysing Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 4, Scene 3 in “The Taming of the Shrew” will cover various features of the clever language Shakespeare has used in the play, in order for it to appeal to all audiences. This will include humour in the form of sexual innuendo, slapstick comedy and puns because the play is a comedy. I will also point out animal imagery and different 16th century themes Shakespeare has included in the play, some of which still exist today i.e. sexism, men versus women, power and appearance versus reality (what is seen on the surface is not always what is underneath). The main theme that any 21st Century audience will firstly notice is the obvious sexism towards Katherina.
“Grendel came gliding, / girt with God’s anger,” (637). In using these words Grendel can be pictured as in human beast. There are further points made within the poem that show he is disgusting, “slash at the flesh, /bit through bones, /and lapped up the blood/ that gushed from veins/ as he gorged on gobbets,” (665-667). With this quote it’s very vivid what kind of monster he is seen as in the kingdom. It’s very one sided as the reader will discover there is no background information on Grendel and a reason for his actions.
I thought I should have stepped to help out but pigs were given first priority to and had more power than anyone in the farm, thus I decided not to. As days passed, Napoleon and Snowball took over, and started to run the farm. Napoleon was quite different from the whole group of animals, personally I did not like him or trust ‘Animal Farm’ in his hands. Napoleon’s speeches were short and to the point, which many of us including me, who never followed what he said. Us, animals were blindfolded by him and never realized he took advantage of the lack of knowledge we had just for the his benefit now and later in the future as well.
Yet it’s Napoleon, the more treacherous and cunning of the two pigs, that manages to get his way. There is a sense of foreboding (anxiety) even in his initial description which brings out a hint of violence and manipulation skills. This shows us that from the very beginning of the novella Napoleon emerges as an utterly corrupt opportunist. Although he is always present at the meetings, Napoleon never makes a single contribution to the revolution- not to the formation of its ideology, not to the bloody struggle that it necessitates (requires), not to the new society’s initial attempts to establish itself. Never does he show an interest in Animal Farm itself, but only the strength of his power over it.